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Oral questions – 8 November 2022
Originally published: 8 November 2022
Questions to Ministers
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
STEPH LEWIS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What announcements has she made about making childcare more affordable?
NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Has the Reserve Bank failed its mandate to keep inflation between 1 percent and 3 percent on average over the medium term, and by what date does he expect inflation to come back within that range?
TĀMATI COFFEY to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made about supporting regional economies?
TONI SEVERIN to the Minister of Corrections: How many of the 7,964 prisoners managed by Corrections in September 2022 were assessed as not meeting English literacy competency standards according to the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool, and how many prisoners were assessed as not meeting numeracy competency standards using the same tool?
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Justice: Is she confident the justice system is delivering justice and offering appropriate support to the victims of crime?
MARJA LUBECK to the Associate Minister of Education (School Operations): What supports has the Government put in place to assist secondary school students in the lead up to NCEA exams?
ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Why is the green list not scheduled to be reviewed until mid-2023 when there is significant pressure across the health system due to staff shortages, and does he agree with the chair of Health NZ that an immigration fast-track for overseas nurses would be helpful?
ANAHILA KANONGATA’A-SUISUIKI to the Minister of Justice: What changes will the Government progress to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012?
CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Minister of Education: Will the Government lead tripartite conversations between this country’s universities, the Ministry of Education, and the Tertiary Education Union to break the impasse on wages and resultant strike action; if not, why not?
Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement, “the majority of the people undertaking this type of offending are not people who are affiliated with gangs”; if so, has he seen a report that young people involved in ram raids are stealing for gangsters?
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